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Boiling isn't required, Séan, but you can if you like. You could also make a hop-tea, and still avoid using a boiler and chiller.

Munton's and Woodforde's also.

Munton's do a 3Kg and 3.6Kg kit

That's great lads. I just want to make sure that, if I end up talking about this, I can mention more than one company's kit's.

The show is being recorded from 6-9 on Sunday and they are sending me two tickets. I can get a third if needed. Anyone fancy joining me?

Séan

On a side note Brupaks claim their kits use a higher grade of malt extract called Cedarex which eliminates the dreaded 'extract tang'.

[url:29xv8qpf]http://www.brupaks.com/beerkits2.html[/url:29xv8qpf]

I haven't used Woodfordes but I hear they make nice kits.

I agree 100% that the focus of homebrewing should not be on cost saving alone but as noby says it's a nice bonus in the context of this thread.

"TheBeerNut":2n4bywsz wrote: It looks suspiciously like daytime TV to me[/quote:2n4bywsz]I sit corrected: it's on at 8.30 Sunday nights, starting 11th November.

Sure everyone's drunk by then anyway...

Apparently there is audience discussion as part of the process, so I will probably get to air my views and here is what I am thinking at the moment:

When people start brewing their own beer, they often start with the cheapest possible kit, and a kilo of sugar to make up the fermentables. This does not result in good beer and most stop right there.

Some people try to figure out what went wrong, so they learn about the process and end up making better beer the second time, which leads to taking up the hobby.

The best advice I can give to a beginning home brewer is to get a high quality kit, which does not requite the addition of sugar like the 3Kg or 3.5Kg beer kits from Brupacks, BrewFerm, or Woodforde's and take it from there.

If the hobby appeals and you want to learn more about brewing, there are good books available, and irishcraftbrewer.com will be there to answer questions and give advice.

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